We're all told that social development is critical. The problem is that what we've been told matters most actually doesn't - at least, not according to decades of research. This episode untangles the 'socialisation' mess, showing you exactly how to support genuine social development in your child.
Florence was 9 when she walked into a classroom for the first time. Ten weeks later, she walked back out. This is what we learned - and the honest advice I'd give any parent facing the same decision.
What happens when a child who’s never been to school decides they want to try it? This is the story of our 9 year old walking into a classroom for the very first time.
Have you ever struggled with the balance between knowing when to keep encouraging your kids to push through something, and when to let them quit? This episode will show you how to get that balance right from now on.
Four ways home educating families commonly make life harder for themselves, and how to make sure you never fall for these (very common) traps.
More families are stepping away from school, children are refusing to attend, teachers are leaving, and AI is breaking old assumptions. This episode pulls those threads together to explain why school is about to lose its place as the default.
We’ve all been sold the idea of a well-rounded, balanced child. This episode explores how that holds up under the microscope of modern child development research, and how to help children go deep into things.
The clearest picture yet of how home educated children are actually doing - socially, academically, emotionally, and long-term - based on the best research we have.
A clear, supportive guide to the holiday moments that tend to spike insecurity for home educating parents, with simple ways to stay centred, calm, and confident.
Leaving school behind is freeing, but it’s only the beginning. What comes next is learning how to rebuild the right kind of structure, pressure, and connection from the ground up.
We’ve all been taught how to teach - to explain, correct, and manage. But no one ever showed us how to coach. This episode walks through exactly how to make that shift so your child’s motivation starts coming from within (rather than from you).
Over a century ago, we aligned “good teaching” with “good people management.” But the roots of that approach - and why we’ve held onto it - are shocking. This episode traces the history of it all, why it’s still killing motivation in our children, and what we can do instead.
Life’s never been easier for our kids, but that comfort has come at a cost. The research is clear: this shift has weakened an entire generation across every measure that matters. This episode shows just how bad things have become, and what we need to do to turn it around.
Kids today can scroll for hours but struggle to stay with anything hard for more than a few minutes. In this episode, I’ll show you what’s driving that shift, what it’s doing to their brains and motivation, and how to rebuild the muscle of focus at home.
Most of us treat “I’m bored” like a problem to fix, but it’s actually one of the best growth opportunities our kids have. In this episode I’ll show you the four roots that usually sit underneath it, and the exact words you can use in the moment to coach your child through.
We're all told that social development is critical. The problem is that what we've been told matters most actually doesn't - at least, not according to decades of research. This episode untangles the 'socialisation' mess, showing you exactly how to support genuine social development in your child.
Florence was 9 when she walked into a classroom for the first time. Ten weeks later, she walked back out. This is what we learned - and the honest advice I'd give any parent facing the same decision.
What happens when a child who’s never been to school decides they want to try it? This is the story of our 9 year old walking into a classroom for the very first time.
Have you ever struggled with the balance between knowing when to keep encouraging your kids to push through something, and when to let them quit? This episode will show you how to get that balance right from now on.
Four ways home educating families commonly make life harder for themselves, and how to make sure you never fall for these (very common) traps.
More families are stepping away from school, children are refusing to attend, teachers are leaving, and AI is breaking old assumptions. This episode pulls those threads together to explain why school is about to lose its place as the default.
